Wattolümpiade | 2016 | Mud Olympics

Einleitung | Introduction

Why do people pay for getting dirty?

There are two reasons: (a) having fun, (b) supporting charity.

The Mud Olympics (Wattolümpiade in the local language) are dirty, are fun, and above all a charity, dedicated to help cancer patients and their relatives in the west coast area of Schleswig-Holstein/Germany.

Here are some facts for people new to the Mud Olympics:

In 2016 they are in their 12th year.

Since 2004 more than €290,000 have been collected for the charity.

Their German motto is Stark gegen Krebs– Strong against cancer.

The money from the tickets and the entry fees of the competitors goes directly to the charity, as the Mud Olympics are completely financed by sponsors.

Last year it took only 50 seconds on the Internet for the competitors to get their admission to the games.